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Srinagar, Dec 6: The Kashmir valley based cricket fans, team mates and cricket enthusiasts have expressed their happiness to see Parvez Rasool, skipper of Jammu and Kashmir Ranji team, included in the list of 30 probables for the tournament that would be played in Australia and New Zealand next year. Abdul Qayoum Bagow, Parvez’s mentor from his hay days, told Kashmir Reader that it is a proud

New Delhi, December 5: Four veterans -- Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Harbhajan Singh -- were on Thursday omitted from India's World Cup 30-member probables list which includes young spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Another seasoned cricketer Gautam Gambhir has also been left out with the selectors reposing faith on the young guns to retain the title in Australia and New

Adelaide/Australia, Dec 3: " India bowled first Thursday in its two-day game against a Cricket Australia XI at Adelaide's Glenelg Oval to prepare for the start of Tuesday's first test against Australia. There was no toss, with the India side granted its wish of sending the CA XI in under overcast skies. It will allow Virat Kohli, Murali Vijay and Rohit Sharma " all returning from New South Wales

Macksville/Australia, Dec 3: The funeral of Australian test cricketer Phillip Hughes began to the strains of a song entitled "Forever Young" in his home town on Wednesday as a nation united to celebrate the life of a sportsman cut down in his prime. Eight days after Hughes was struck by a ball in the back of the head and six after he died of the catastrophic injuries that resulted, his family

Adelaide, Dec 2: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is expected to join the team ahead of the rescheduled first Test, commencing here on December 9. Owing to a hand injury, Dhoni had not been named in the original squad for the first Test, earlier scheduled to be played in Brisbane from December 4. He was earlier expected to join the team for the 'second Test' in Adelaide, which was originally

Sydney, Dec 2: Cricket Australia will be understanding of players who feel uncomfortable about playing in the wake of the death of Phillip Hughes when the rescheduled India Test series starts next week, chief executive James Sutherland said on Tuesday. Sutherland was speaking at Sydney Airport before his flight to Macksville, where Hughes will be buried on Wednesday some six days after he died

Macau, Dec 1: After successfully defending her title at the Macau Open, India's teen sensation P V Sindhu today said she was happy to win her first title of the year and end the season on a high. Two-time World Championship bronze medallist, Sindhu outplayed Kim Hyo Min of Korea 21-12 21-17 in the summit clash that lasted 45 minutes at the Tap Seac Multisport Pavilion. "It was a good win. She

Sydney, Dec 1: The decision to postpone the first India-Australia Test is the right one. Yes, going ahead with the game in Brisbane might have served as a distraction for players and fans alike, but this is not the time for distractions. This is a time for being human. Grieving is a vital part of the human experience. We should make space to lament the loss of those we care about. We should give

Jerusalem, Nov 30: Israeli cricket team's former captain and an international umpire died after being hit by a ball in the chest during a local match in coastal city of Ashdod, days after tragic death of a promising Australian player in similar circumstances. According to spectators, 55-year-old Hillel Oscar collapsed after being struck in his upper body by the ball. He was evacuated to Barzilai

Melbourne: Nov 29: The first Test between India and Australia is all set to be rescheduled as three of the senior cricketers from the home side — Shane Watson, David Warner and Brad Haddin — are among those who have expressed their lack of readiness to return to competitive cricket. According to a report in ‘The Australian’, the first Test scheduled to start at the Gabba on December 4, may now be